"I am still struck by just how interested Valve is in Linux as a platform; it is certainly beyond my original expectations. This Linux work just is not some half-assed attempt by them to make it look like they are a Linux-friendly organization. Gabe's vision to support, embrace, and promote Linux are amazing, assuming they execute, which looks to be very high probability at this point."
Nice scoop from Phoronix. Seems to all tie in quite well with the prospect of a Steambox running Linux.

Thom said that "Seems to all tie in quite well with the prospect of a Steambox running Linux".

Valve could do all that they needed there.

That would make a lot more sense, at least from a technical stand-point; then they could do whatever horrible things they have to do to get a working environment with GL4 set-up without concerning the user.